With the coronavirus stats going in the right direction, all of us at C&G Newspapers look forward to resuming publication of the St. Clair Shores Sentinel and Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle on May 27th. All other C&G newspapers will begin publishing on June 10th (Advertiser-Times on June 24th). In the meantime, continue to find local news on our website and look for us on Facebook and Twitter.

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With the coronavirus stats going in the right direction, all of us at C&G Newspapers look forward to resuming publication of the St. Clair Shores Sentinel and Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle on May 27th. All other C&G newspapers will begin publishing on June 10th (Advertiser-Times on June 24th). In the meantime, continue to find local news on our website and look for us on Facebook and Twitter.

Football

MADISON HEIGHTS — Coming into Friday's matchup between Lamphere and Madison, both teams had identical records of 3-1, which along with St. Clair Shores South Lake put them at the top of the Macomb Area Conference Silver Division.

Something had to give, and it was the Eagles who will remain on top, following a 35-0 victory over the Rams. It was Madison's fourth win in a row over its crosstown rival, giving the Eagles an overall edge of 26-17-1 in the series.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP – Chippewa Valley’s football team picked up a big win in its home opener as the Big Reds downed Utica Eisenhower 21-7 Sept. 7.

Chippewa made the majority of the big plays on the night to win the Macomb Area Conference Red Division showdown against Ike, the defending division champs who lost in last year’s state semifinal and have been highly ranked this season.

“It’s pretty big,” Chippewa coach Scott Merchant said after the game. “Nobody gave us a chance tonight.”

High school football season has arrived. And to help you get familiar with all the local teams, we present our annual football preview, chock full of information to review right up until the first kickoff.

For profiles of every team in C&G Newspapers’ coverage area and complete schedules, check out our website at www.candgnews .com/Sports.

Check back in the paper and online throughout the season for more football coverage, including photos, game previews and recaps, team and player features, rankings and picks.

SOUTHFIELD — During the week leading up to playing rival Southfield-Lathrup, Southfield High football coach Tim Conley needed to say little to motivate his team.

On the line were bragging rights and a berth into the playoffs.

“We were just really focused. Of course it’s a big game, because it’s a rivalry game and we wanted to make the playoffs,” Conley said. “We just came out focused, had a great week of practice, and it was really easy to motivate the kids for a game like this.”

TROY — Their destinations are all ready set for following the game, which means when Troy High and Troy Athens meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Athens, the contest is purely for bragging rights.

“The only thing at stake right now is pride,” Troy coach Gary Griffith said. “They’re already in the playoffs, and we’re already out. It’s our last opportunity to rally the troops and try to play a good football game.”

ROYAL OAK — He’s been coaching for decades, the past 19 years at Royal Oak Shrine alone. So when John Goddard elevates any aspect of his current team above any else he’s worked with, well, you know something special is going on.

And that’d be one way to describe the Knights’ 2011 season thus far.

“You have to enjoy this. I mean, I’m having as good a time with this team as I ever had,” Goddard said last week. “It’s such a great group of guys.”

Those involved, whether from the field, the sidelines or the stands, saw the difficulty and the struggles firsthand.
In all reality, there’s little way to disguise, or ignore, the path that’s been tread to this point.
But it’s the road now paved that has all of those involved with the Mount Clemens High football program excited for what could be, and in ways, what already has been.

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As efforts have increased to contain the spread of the coronavirus, many events have been canceled.
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On March 13, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order to cancel all events statewide that involve more than 250 people. It is recommended that you call ahead if you still intend to attend one of these events.